Krishna graduated from Brown University, where she studied International Relations. She wrote a book after graduating called, “Thinking Through Gandhi: Gandhi’s Ideas and How They Can Still Inspire.” The work is concerned with applying principles of non-violence in our daily ethical choices and was published by a university press in India. Krishna graduated from the St. George’s University School of Medicine and finished her Internal Medicine residency at Mount Sinai St. Luke’s, where she started a reflective writing curriculum called “Reflection Rounds.” She is currently a Chief Resident in the Department of Medicine at Memorial Sloan Kettering. She remains passionate about social justice issues, medical ethics, and physician wellness. She intends to pursue a career in hospital medicine and medical education.

After earning a B.A. in Biology from Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, Emily attended Medical School at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina where she was awarded the Infectious Disease Society of America scholarship for her research on Staphylococcus aureus prosthetic joint infections.She then completed her Internal Medicine Residency Training at New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell and is currently a Chief Resident at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.Emily’s medical and academic interests include Infectious Diseases, Resident and Medical Student Education, and Patient Care.She will begin a fellowship in Infectious Diseases at Duke University Hospital in July.